United poses after Soccer by the Bay tournament victory Photo Tracy Brewer
The Lamorinda U12 Girls 1A team competed in a field of ten teams for one of the top spots in the fourth annual Soccer by the Bay Tournament the weekend of August 15th. The team finished in third place.
In their first match-up against Sonoma County Alliance (SCA) Girls 98 North, Lamorinda United suffered a hard 0-4 loss. However, they turned the tables in their next games, beating the Peninsula Power 3-0 and the Burlingame Tornadoes 4-1.
In the consolation game Lamorinda was again matched up against SCA. The second match-up proved better for United, as they finished the game in a tie, 4-4. After two five-minute overtime periods the deadlock remained and the teams turned to penalty kicks: 1-1, 2-2, 3-2. The keeper, Jane Buckley, went 4-3, 5-4.
Total goals scored, 16: Gina Crosettie, 5; Sophia Zoller, 3; Emily Holbrook, 2; AJ Morgan, 2; Bailey Yuen, 2; Jane Buckley, 1; Kayla Hohenstein, 1.
In their first match-up against Sonoma County Alliance (SCA) Girls 98 North, Lamorinda United suffered a hard 0-4 loss. However, they turned the tables in their next games, beating the Peninsula Power 3-0 and the Burlingame Tornadoes 4-1. 
Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA